CUH forfeits €186k worth of claims to VHI over paperwork delays 

The audit found the “inaction” of a consultant in one single claim resulted in €116,000 being forfeited

Auditors recommended that CUH management should take steps “including necessary disciplinary action” against consultants who failed to complete their paperwork on time. File photo: Denis Minihane

Cork University Hospital had to forfeit claims totalling €186,000 to the VHI in 2019 as a result of delays by consultants in completing paperwork on patients.

An audit on CUH’s accounts carried out by the HSE found consultants failed to file details on 22 claims within the required timeframe of nine months of the treatment.